Winners 2000
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Chad Varah
Lifetime Achievement
The Reverend Chad Varah was a newly-ordained vicar working in London's East End when the story of a young girl's suicide moved him to set up a telephone helpline for people who had lost all hope
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Michelle Lewis
Charity Fundraiser of the Year
Teenagers who make a million are rare - teenagers who make a million and give it all away are rarer still
Jean Forrest
Careworker of the Year
Supermum Jean Forrest, 64, has always loved children - so much so that she has been "mum" to an incredible 635 youngsters over the last 37 years
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Gareth Evans and Balaram Rai
International Services to Britain
British forces played a crucial role in the Nato campaign against the ruthless ethnic cleansing in wartorn Kosovo last year
Irving Graham
Linda McCartney Award for Animal Welfare
Seven-year-old Irving Graham was inspired by TV's Pet Rescue programme to do something positive to help abandoned animals. The Geordie schoolboy hit on the idea of using the internet to re-home strays and unwanted pets
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Connor Carr
Woman of Courage
For years, children in care in North Wales were abused and beaten by those charged with their welfare. Some social workers turned a blind eye. Others were part of a more sinister conspiracy of silence. Thankfully, one woman was not prepared to look the other way - even though her complaints about the abuses she had witnessed cost her her job
Gehane Gordelier
Teenager of the Year
Gehane Gordelier took on a job that seemed a Mission Impossible to most of her professional colleagues. The post of headteacher at Harry Gosling Primary School in Tower Hamlets, east London, had been advertised three times with no takers
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Kathy Cassidy
Neighbour of the Year
Kathy Cassidy proved to be not only a good neighbour but a champion for an entire neighbourhood
Ian Botham
Special Award
Fourteen Test centuries and 383 wickets stand in the record books as testament to cricket legend Ian Botham's sporting success. An entirely different set of figures measure his magnificent record as an inspirational individual
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Alison Moore
Special Award
Alison Moore is undoubtedly Britain's bravest teacher. The 31-year-old mother was beaten unconscious by racist thugs and left for dead in the grounds of the south London school where she works
Charlotte Carter
Special Award
Charlotte Carter showed courage and initiative beyond her years when she found her dad John drowning in the bath after he fell into a diabetic coma
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Ron Dowson
Outstanding Bravery
Ron Dowson, 36, was on his way to watch Arsenal play Sheffield Wednesday at Highbury when he became involved in a premier league drama himself
Dr Heather Clark and Dr Alastair Mulcahy
Beyond the Call of Duty
Dr Heather Clark and Dr Alastair Mulcahy performed open-heart surgery on a pub floor, with just a scalpel and a pair of scissors, to save the life of man who had been stabbed
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Tom Tracey
Outstanding Bravery
Tom Tracey was leading a Sunday morning congregation in a psalm when the pastoral scene was shattered by a naked madman
Mark Taylor
Outstanding Bravery
Mark Taylor's mum used to think he was "a bit of a wimp". Not any more
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Jamie Blackhall
Outstanding Bravery
A freak accident pitched fishermen Jamie Blackhall, Alex Beck and John Gilbert into the freezing waters of a remote Scottish Loch. When their boat capsized without warning, the men decided that Jamie, who was the fittest of the three, should swim to shore, about three-quarters of a mile away, to raise the alarm
Mike and Fiona Thornewill, Catherine Hartley, Caroline Hamilton, Ann Daniels, Rosie Stancer, Zoe Hudson, Pom Oliver
Special Award
In temperatures of minus 50cel, during "white out" blizzards and faced with an ocean of ice, their dreams were of simple things such as the colour of trees or a comfortable chair to sit on
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The Heroes of Paddington
Special Award
The Paddington rail disaster was the accident that should never have happened. When two packed commuter trains collided on October 5, 1999, close to Ladbroke Grove in London, 31 people lost their lives and many more were badly injured
Tim Berners-Lee
Special Award
Tim Berners-Lee is one of the most influential men in the world but although millions of people use his invention every day, few have even heard of him
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Chad Varah
Lifetime Achievement
The Reverend Chad Varah was a newly-ordained vicar working in London's East End when the story of a young girl's suicide moved him to set up a telephone helpline for people who had lost all hope
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Michelle Lewis
Charity Fundraiser of the Year
Teenagers who make a million are rare - teenagers who make a million and give it all away are rarer still
Jean Forrest
Careworker of the Year
Supermum Jean Forrest, 64, has always loved children - so much so that she has been "mum" to an incredible 635 youngsters over the last 37 years